Video: Obama Addresses Limbaugh; Mentions Own Daughters

President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, March 6, 2012.

*President Obama was asked about Rush Limbaugh’s remarks on Sandra Fluke during a press conference on Tuesday, saying that “all decent folks can agree” those remarks “don’t belong in public discourse.”

The president also explained the reason behind his phone call to Fluke, saying he thought of his own two daughters, Sasha and Malia.

“One of the things I want them to do, as they get older is to engage in issues they care about, even ones I may not agree with them on,” he said. “I want them to be able to speak their mind in a civil and thoughtful way, and I don’t want them attacked or called horrible names because they’re being good citizens.

“I wanted Sandra to know that I thought her parents should be proud of her.”

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